Oregon Steel Mills Appoints David A. Foster to the Board of Directors

Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. (NYSE:OS) announced today that
the Board of Directors appointed David A. Foster a director of the
Company.
   Mr. Foster, 58, brings over 30 years of experience in the steel
industry. Earlier this year he retired after serving 16 years as a
District Director for the United Steelworkers of America. Currently,
he is an adjunct faculty member of the University of Minnesota and
consults for public policy organizations.
   Oregon Steel Mills, which is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is
organized into two divisions. The Oregon Steel Division produces
as-rolled and heat-treated steel plate, coil, welded pipe (both large
and small diameter line pipe and casing) and structural tubing from
plants located in Portland, Oregon and Camrose, Alberta, Canada. The
Rocky Mountain Steel Mills Division, located in Pueblo, Colorado,
produces steel rail, rod and bar, and seamless tubular products.